enter his appeal with the clerk of the revenue board fully explaining the reasons, and certifying the facts, on which he shall found his appeal. You are not to carry such determination into execution until such appeal be dismissed by the said board.             Signed, per order of the board of revenue.                                         JOHN CLAPHAM, Clk."     December 19th, 1768."     LIBER W. S. No. 12, fol. 214. ¾ " Orders and instructions to be observed and pursued by deputy surveyor of                     county, in the province of Maryland. " OATH OF OFFICE.     "I will truly and faithfully execute my office of deputy surveyor of                 county, and observe and perform the rules and instructions given me in charge for the same, to the best of my skill and judgment, and will not take, bargain or agree for any manner of estate, interest or profit, in, of, or from any warrant, or location, or survey thereon, (except the usual and accustomed fees) that shall be executed by myself, or any assistant appointed by me; nor will I return any certificate of any survey wherein my assistant shall to my knowledge, or belief, be in any manner interested, or of any survey not actually made by myself, or not returned to me by my assistant, duly appointed and qualified, as actually made by him; nor will I sell or assign to any person or persons any warrant, or share or part of any warrant to be executed in the said county, whilst I shall hold the office of deputy surveyor therein.     " The taking of the above oath to be certified by some magistrate, and lodged in the revenue office. " OATH OF THE ASSISTANT.     "I will truly and faithfully execute my duty as assistant to                        deputy surveyor of                         county, and observe and perform the rules and instructions given me in charge for the same, to the best of my skill and judgement, and will not take, bargain, or agree for any manner of estate, interest, or profit in, of, or from, any warrant, location, or survey thereon (my just dues of office excepted) that shall be executed in the said county, during the time I shall act as assistant as aforesaid; nor will I return any lines, or survey, as run or made by myself, unless such as shall actually be so run, or made; nor will I sell or assign any warrant, or share, or part of any warrant to be executed in the said county, during the time of my acting as assistant as aforesaid.     The said oath to be certified as aforesaid.